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Gu, Hardy
🇺🇸FIDE 39941876· Male· United States of America· Born in 2016
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Hardy Gu, a 10-year-old American player, is rated 2001 — just 12 short of his peak of 2013 (May 2026, age 10) and ranked 21st among players worldwide under 10. He is rising rapidly, having gained +217 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 April Wilson Chess FIDE Plus Score - Major, 109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship, and 9th Annual Sevan Memorial Tournament.
At junior level, he reached World #15 in U10 and World #2 in U8.
Current rating
2001
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1849
All-time high
2013
−12 pts below
May 2026 · age 10
May 2026 · age 10
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#21
#21 · players worldwide under 10 · of 6,705
Career timeline
9 entries2026
15th U10 player worldwide
at age 10 · rated 2013
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 10
May 2026
All-time peak 2013
at age 10 · −12 from today
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+292 Elo)
1690 → 1982
Mar 2026
6-month rising streak
+199 Elo
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 9
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championshipperf 2241 (+259) · 4.5/7 · #12
Top opponent
Evolution
+218
1783 → 2001
Tournaments
11
43 games
Score
21.5/ 4350.0%
23W5D15L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAleksandr LendermanGM2,486·109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship·R1·+37.9
2.[W]vsHaari MuthukumarFM2,236·109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship·R7·+32.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/8 | #119 | 1997 | -8.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/2 | #19 | 1985 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2629 | +24.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #12 | 2241 | +105.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #78 | 933 | -24.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #33 | 2720 | +50.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #15 | 2118 | +44.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #40 | 2220 | +39.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #18 | 1855 | -31.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2696 | -14.0 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#757
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#2,865
in continent
World
#27,349
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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